The Official Newspaper for Foster County
The Official Newspaper for Foster County
Brekka Kuss, Braden Kruse and Gavyn Anderson were the Carrington representatives at NASP Western Nationals.
Brekka Kuss stares down her bullseye.
Gavyn Anderson takes aim at a 3-D target.
Braden Kruse and a fellow shooter ready their next arrow during this bullseye round.
Dozens of area archers converged in Sandy, Utah, for the NASP Western National Tournament on April 28-29.
For the first time in school history, Carrington High had archers qualify for the national tournament. Three to be exact.
Seniors Gavyn Anderson and Braden Kruse competed in the high school boys' 3D and bullseye divisions, respectively. Sophomore Brekka Kuss represented high school girls in the bullseye competition.
Anderson kicked things off with his 3D flight on Friday at 12:45 p.m., and scored a 256. He ranked 132nd overall in the high school boys' division.
Kruse and Kuss had the final flight of the tournament, competing in bullseye at 3:15 p.m. Saturday. Kruse shot a 277, and finished 66th overall out of 344 high school boys. Kuss scored a 266 and finished 142nd overall in the high school girls' division.
Midkota-Kensal brought six archers to the tournament. Cole Wessels and Nolan Hoffman had their shot in elementary boys' bullseye. Wessels scored 256, and Hoffman was close behind with a 253.
Four more Midkota-Kensal archers competed in the bullseye tournament. Jesse Wessels led the Mustangs with a 266 and finished 52nd overall among middle school boys. Harlie Hoyt scored a 247 and finished 96th overall in the middle school girls' division. Fifth grader Avery Johnson shot a 220 and finished 45th overall among elementary girls. Junior Kyle Johnson competed in the high school boys' division and scored a 247.
Griggs County Central archer Olivia Piatz was named national champion in the elementary girls' 3D division with a 273.
New Rockford-Sheyenne brought two archers to the podium, Sawyer Huso and Layton Jacobson. This dynamic duo shot side-by-side in the 3D competition and came away with the same score – 287– which was also a personal best score for both of them. The only thing separating the two was a single "10" or bullseye. In the event that two or more archers have the same score, the number of tens is used as a tie-breaker.
Huso, a seventh grader, scored one more ten than Jacobson, the reigning national champion in middle school boys' bullseye. He finished third overall among middle school boys, and Jacobson got the fourth place plaque.
There were 1,214 archers from more than 120 schools across the country in the 3D tournament.
The bullseye division had 1,763 archers representing 194 different schools.
